ofCthulhu
@ofcthulhu.bsky.social
freelance investigator of the cthulhu mythos. referee of old school dnd games.
#osr #odnd #callofcthulhu #cthulhumythos
#osr #odnd #callofcthulhu #cthulhumythos
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@ofcthulhu.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Introduce yourself with your Top 5
#TTRPG picks!
- original d&d (White Box, AD&D 1E, BECMI)
- call of cthulhu 3rd edition
- warhammer fantasy roleplay 2nd edition
- sorcerer
- unknown armies
#TTRPG picks!
- original d&d (White Box, AD&D 1E, BECMI)
- call of cthulhu 3rd edition
- warhammer fantasy roleplay 2nd edition
- sorcerer
- unknown armies
i wrote my first post over at substack. (on campaign turns of all things.)
#osr #wargames #odnd #solo
mothmanmixtapes.substack.com/p/odnd-turn-...
#osr #wargames #odnd #solo
mothmanmixtapes.substack.com/p/odnd-turn-...
my od&d campaign turn structure
an easy to implement campaign turn structure for your od&d games
mothmanmixtapes.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
i wrote my first post over at substack. (on campaign turns of all things.)
#osr #wargames #odnd #solo
mothmanmixtapes.substack.com/p/odnd-turn-...
#osr #wargames #odnd #solo
mothmanmixtapes.substack.com/p/odnd-turn-...
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OSE is consolidating next year to just be the Advanced Fantasy books going forward. Which means the OSR needs a brave soul to step up and release the next B/X clone.
a man with long hair and a beard is sitting at a table with his hands outstretched in front of him .
ALT: a man with long hair and a beard is sitting at a table with his hands outstretched in front of him .
media.tenor.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
OSE is consolidating next year to just be the Advanced Fantasy books going forward. Which means the OSR needs a brave soul to step up and release the next B/X clone.
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I wrote about the ubiquity of guilds of thieves and assassins in AD&D, why they might declare war on outsiders or each other, and how you can (& why you should) get the player characters mixed up in the middle! #AD&D #OSR
Warring Guilds and Rogue Assassins Plague the Streets of AD&D
Thieves guilds and assassins guilds are ubiquitous in AD&D cities and towns. Both assassins and thieves are found on the DMG's city/town enc...
forlornencystment.blogspot.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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The advantage of Big Stupid Tables over generative AI is generative AI necessarily produces outputs that are likely to appear in its training data, while the outputs of a good set of dice tables may consist mainly of combinations of elements never before attempted on account of being dumb as hell.
June 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The advantage of Big Stupid Tables over generative AI is generative AI necessarily produces outputs that are likely to appear in its training data, while the outputs of a good set of dice tables may consist mainly of combinations of elements never before attempted on account of being dumb as hell.
These are the house rules that i use for od&d one-shots. Their goal is to encourage reckless abandon and mayhem.
#osr #odnd #dnd
odnd.bearblog.dev/oneshot-rule...
#osr #odnd #dnd
odnd.bearblog.dev/oneshot-rule...
ofCthulhu's one-shot od&d rules (V 0.1)
house rules that encourage reckless abandon and fast chaotic gameplay.
odnd.bearblog.dev
May 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
These are the house rules that i use for od&d one-shots. Their goal is to encourage reckless abandon and mayhem.
#osr #odnd #dnd
odnd.bearblog.dev/oneshot-rule...
#osr #odnd #dnd
odnd.bearblog.dev/oneshot-rule...
This is my favorite kind of blog post. It provides a neat way of conceptualizing obstacles in osr type of games.
#osr #refereeing #dnd #odnd #dungeondesign
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev/a-lock-with-...
#osr #refereeing #dnd #odnd #dungeondesign
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev/a-lock-with-...
A Lock With No Key: Designing Obstacles for OSR Play
A blog post about how to think about and design obstacles when designing adventures for OSR systems.
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev
May 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is my favorite kind of blog post. It provides a neat way of conceptualizing obstacles in osr type of games.
#osr #refereeing #dnd #odnd #dungeondesign
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev/a-lock-with-...
#osr #refereeing #dnd #odnd #dungeondesign
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev/a-lock-with-...
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Coming soon! Around April/May on Kickstarter.
Cover art by the magical Bruno Prosaiko
Cover art by the magical Bruno Prosaiko
March 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Coming soon! Around April/May on Kickstarter.
Cover art by the magical Bruno Prosaiko
Cover art by the magical Bruno Prosaiko
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Printing this week!
March 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Printing this week!
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No one asked for it, yet here it is! A very terse and simple procedure to solo delve in any dungeon!
#ttrpg #solorpg #osr #fantasy
#ttrpg #solorpg #osr #fantasy
A Quick Solo Dungeon Generator
To spark your delving imagination
open.substack.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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OSRIC 3 Backerkit signup page is live! #osric #d&d #ttrpg #ad&d #dnd #adnd www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
OSRIC 3 Launch Party
Get excited about OSRIC 3 on BackerKit - come join!
www.backerkit.com
March 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
i continue to sing praises of the original version charm person spell. #osr #odnd #dnd #ttrpg
odnd.bearblog.dev/on-charm-per...
odnd.bearblog.dev/on-charm-per...
on charm person II
further notes about the charm person spell in odnd
odnd.bearblog.dev
March 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
i continue to sing praises of the original version charm person spell. #osr #odnd #dnd #ttrpg
odnd.bearblog.dev/on-charm-per...
odnd.bearblog.dev/on-charm-per...
i started playing solo od&d at the beginning of February. It's more fun than i expected. and requires more work and discipline than i expected.
it's also a great for those of us who want to take deeper dives into game worlds than we probably could with our regular gaming groups.
it's also a great for those of us who want to take deeper dives into game worlds than we probably could with our regular gaming groups.
March 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
i started playing solo od&d at the beginning of February. It's more fun than i expected. and requires more work and discipline than i expected.
it's also a great for those of us who want to take deeper dives into game worlds than we probably could with our regular gaming groups.
it's also a great for those of us who want to take deeper dives into game worlds than we probably could with our regular gaming groups.
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I deleted Instagram. Can we post photos here?
January 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I deleted Instagram. Can we post photos here?
I played 2 games before i got to D&D. The Palladium Fantasy Role Playing Game was my first #ttrpg. Then I played Rifts, also by Palladium Books (aaaaa looooottttttt) before my first (A)D&D (2nd ed) game.
Two questions TTRPG folks. When did you start playing TTRPGs and what was your first non D&D game? I started in 1999 with 2e AD&D and my first alternative game was Vampire the Masquerade back on White Wolf Live Chats in the very early 00s
January 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I played 2 games before i got to D&D. The Palladium Fantasy Role Playing Game was my first #ttrpg. Then I played Rifts, also by Palladium Books (aaaaa looooottttttt) before my first (A)D&D (2nd ed) game.
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Don't use Meta anything.
Don't use Google anything.
Don't use Microsoft anything.
Twitter is already dead, so no worries there.
If you have to use this stuff for work, I understand and commiserate.
Otherwise, save the whining, thanks. Those things will ALWAYS be shit, and will only grow worse.
Don't use Google anything.
Don't use Microsoft anything.
Twitter is already dead, so no worries there.
If you have to use this stuff for work, I understand and commiserate.
Otherwise, save the whining, thanks. Those things will ALWAYS be shit, and will only grow worse.
January 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Don't use Meta anything.
Don't use Google anything.
Don't use Microsoft anything.
Twitter is already dead, so no worries there.
If you have to use this stuff for work, I understand and commiserate.
Otherwise, save the whining, thanks. Those things will ALWAYS be shit, and will only grow worse.
Don't use Google anything.
Don't use Microsoft anything.
Twitter is already dead, so no worries there.
If you have to use this stuff for work, I understand and commiserate.
Otherwise, save the whining, thanks. Those things will ALWAYS be shit, and will only grow worse.
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Life lesson from tonight’s D&D (playing Old School Essentials) session — don’t trust magic items of dubious origin. They might force you to do stuff you don’t want to.
#Dnd
#Dnd
January 16, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Life lesson from tonight’s D&D (playing Old School Essentials) session — don’t trust magic items of dubious origin. They might force you to do stuff you don’t want to.
#Dnd
#Dnd
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Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
More good news for those looking to exit Meta’s social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a photo-sharing app for Bluesky called Flashes. The soon-to-launch app is powered by the same technology that…
tcrn.ch
January 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
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Hey, everybody! If you need some cool black and white artwork for your game, I'm available for commissios! If you don't need anything right now, tell your friends!
People say (my family) that I am a great professional :)
People say (my family) that I am a great professional :)
January 15, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Hey, everybody! If you need some cool black and white artwork for your game, I'm available for commissios! If you don't need anything right now, tell your friends!
People say (my family) that I am a great professional :)
People say (my family) that I am a great professional :)
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January 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is a great example of how Chainmail and OD&D (1974) work together outside of combat resolution.
#odnd #ttrpg #dnd #osr
attronarch.com/2025-character-creation-challenge-day-14
#odnd #ttrpg #dnd #osr
attronarch.com/2025-character-creation-challenge-day-14
2025 Character Creation Challenge Day 14
You can read more about the challenge here and here. Let's make some elves! But first I will summarise their abilities as described in...
attronarch.com
January 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is a great example of how Chainmail and OD&D (1974) work together outside of combat resolution.
#odnd #ttrpg #dnd #osr
attronarch.com/2025-character-creation-challenge-day-14
#odnd #ttrpg #dnd #osr
attronarch.com/2025-character-creation-challenge-day-14
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A series of tabletop role-playing games I'm fond of. Into the Odd is a modern, streamlined take on classic fantasy. It trims the fat on bloated rules in favor of attacks that always hit, armor that reduces damage, & 3 roll under stats. Full of inspiration for Game Masters.
#ito #ttrpg #dnd #folkdnd
#ito #ttrpg #dnd #folkdnd
January 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Tabletop RPG books aren't overpriced. Not even the ones that just had price hikes.
They're specialty technical creative writing social interaction manuals.
At x2 current prices, they wouldn't be overpriced.
This is a huge part of why most ttRPG creators leave the industry.
#RealGameIndustry
They're specialty technical creative writing social interaction manuals.
At x2 current prices, they wouldn't be overpriced.
This is a huge part of why most ttRPG creators leave the industry.
#RealGameIndustry
January 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Tabletop RPG books aren't overpriced. Not even the ones that just had price hikes.
They're specialty technical creative writing social interaction manuals.
At x2 current prices, they wouldn't be overpriced.
This is a huge part of why most ttRPG creators leave the industry.
#RealGameIndustry
They're specialty technical creative writing social interaction manuals.
At x2 current prices, they wouldn't be overpriced.
This is a huge part of why most ttRPG creators leave the industry.
#RealGameIndustry